Awards and Rankings

﻿We are, and always have been, about academic excellence.

At UOW, we’re proud to be among the best modern universities in the world. Throughout our 60-year history, we’ve built an international reputation for world-class research and exceptional teaching quality. In fact, employers have ranked our graduates as some of the most career-ready in the world for nine years in a row.

We’re among the top 250 universities worldwide and we’re aiming higher every day.

Number one university in New South Wales

Undergraduate

Along with other recent awards and rankings, the Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) 2018 ranked UOW overall as the number 1 university in New South Wales, based on the average rank of all of the 13 scales.

First in NSW/ACT for Learning Resources, Learner Engagement, Skills Development and Generic Skills on QILT 2018

Postgraduate

Highest ranked university in NSW for Learner Engagement and Generic Skills Scale on QILT 2018

Highest ranked university in NSW on QILT 2018 for study area indicators:

#1 for Skills Development for Computing and Information Systems

#1 for Graduates in Full-Time Study for Engineering

#1 for Overall Satisfaction and Median Graduate Salary for Law

#1 for Learning Resources for Teacher Education

#1 for Generic Skills for postgraduate Business and Management

#1 for Generic Skills and Good Teaching Scale for postgraduate Science and Mathematics

#1 for Median Graduate Salary for postgraduate Engineering

#1 for Median Graduate Salary for postgraduate Communications

Employer Graduate Satisfaction Survey

Employers are more satisfied with UOW graduates, than graduates from all other NSW universities. The Australian Government’s Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) 2017 Employer Satisfaction Survey ranked employers’ overall satisfaction with UOW graduates at fifth in Australia – the highest ranking achieved by any NSW-based university.

Globally ranked among the top 250 universities

218th in the world – QS World University Rankings 2019

201-250 band – Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2019

246th in the world – Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) 2018

Globally ranked as one of the world's best modern universities

16th in the world – QS Top 50 Under 50 Rankings 2019

32nd in the world – Times Higher Education Young University Rankings 2018

Rated among Asia-Pacific region's best universities

41st – Times Higher Education Asia-Pacific University Rankings 2018

Globally rated a five-star university

5 Star rating - QS World University Rankings 2018

Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) 2015

98% of UOW disciplines that were assessed in 2015 were rated 'At', 'Above' or 'Well above world standard', based on results at the 4-digit FOR code level.

More than 75% of assessed disciplines were rated as 'Above' or 'Well above world standard', based on results at the 4-digit FOR code level.

Top 1% for graduates as rated by global employers

UOW is consistently ranked in the top 1% of universities in the world for the quality of our graduates in the 2019 QS Graduate Employability Rankings.

Rated 23rd in the world for graduate employment rates

Rated 148th in the world for partnerships with employers

Ranked in the 181-190 band overall

Top 50 in the world 2018 QS world rankings by subject

Engineering - Mineral and Mining

Top 50 in world 2018 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) by subject

Rated 44th for Energy Science and Engineering

Top 100 in world 2018 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) by subject

Civil Engineering

Nanoscience & Nanotechnology

Transportation Science & Technology

Mining & Mineral Engineering

Metallurgical Engineering

Education

Hospitality & Tourism Management

Top 100 in the world 2019 Times Higher Education World Rankings by subject

Law

Top 150 in the world 2019 Times Higher Education World Rankings by subject

Education

Top 150 in the world 2018 QS world rankings by subject

Engineering - Civil and Structural

Materials Science

Education

Top 150 in world 2018 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) by subject

Atmospheric Science

Geography

Instruments Science & Technology

Materials Science & Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Top 200 in the world 2019 Times Higher Education World Rankings by subject

Business and Economics

Arts and Humanities

Physical Sciences

Top 200 in the world 2018 QS world rankings by subject

Accounting and Finance

Art and Design

Business and Management Studies

Chemistry

Communications & Media Studies

Earth and Marine Sciences

Engineering – Electrical and Electronic

English Language and Literature

Environmental Science

Geography

Law

Social Sciences and Management

World-Class Law

The federal government's Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) ranked UOW in 2018 as the best university in New South Wales and the ACT for Law based on the average rank of all 13 scales.

UOW Law has also been ranked 90th worldwide, 12th in Australia and 4th in New South Wales by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2019.

World-class Engineering and Technology

UOW Engineering and Technology have been ranked 96th worldwide, 7th in Australia and 3rd in New South Wales by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject (2018).

Global Teaching Excellence

The University of Wollongong has been recognised among the world’s best institutions for teaching excellence, receiving a Spotlight Award in the 2018 Global Teaching Excellence Awards.

UOW was the only Australian university to be listed as a finalist for the prestigious Global Teaching Excellence Award (GTEA) for two consecutive years.